19th Century Girls and Women (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780865054646)

Life could be joyful for girls and women living in the grand style of the 19th century. They worked hard to create happy lives for their families but often had few choices in education, jobs, and marriage. 19th Century Girls and Women reveals the positive and negative aspects of both working and wealthy-class lives in the 1800s. Colorful pictures and illustrations portray the daily lives of women including: - household chores - social values, tastes, and events - immobilizing clothing - health hazards - mini-biographies of Elizabeth Blackwell, Emily Stowe, Susan La Flesche, and Mary Ann Shadd

Author: Bobbie Kalman
ISBN-10: 0865054649
ISBN-13: 9780865054646
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Language: English
Published: 10/31/1996
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 10.77h x 8.35w x 0.15d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 15903 / 19th Century Girls and Women


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/1997 pg. 148
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1997 pg. 330 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Booklist 07/01/1997